HANSEN, JACKRABBITS FOURTH AT BRADLEY

Friday, October 15

Peoria, IL

3 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Bradley Pink Invitational

Photo by: SDSU Sports Information

10/15/2021 7:36:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

COMPLETE RESULTS

PEORIA, Ill. — Leah Hansen crossed the finish line in fourth place individually to help lead the South Dakota State women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish in the team standings of the Red race Friday afternoon at the Bradley Pink Invitational.

The sophomore from Willmar, Minnesota, finished the 6,000-meter course at Newman Golf Course in 20 minutes and 52.0 seconds for her third top-five finish of the season. Anna Donnay was next for the Jackrabbits, crossing the line in 21:43.6 for 31^st place.

Jessica Christoffer finished just outside of the top 50, covering the course in 53^rd place with a time of 22:06.4. Cailee Peterson (64^th, 22:14.9), Bailey Dergan (77^th, 22:20.9) and Caitlin Bright (95^th, 22:30.2) rounded out the scoring for the Jackrabbits. A total of 286 runners and 37 teams competed in the Red race.

Nebraska claimed the team title with 122 points, followed by Iowa (136) and host Bradley (207). South Dakota State edged the University of South Dakota for fourth place, 229-242.

In the 6k White race held earlier in the afternoon, Malorie Schmoll led the way for the Jackrabbits by finishing in 25^th place of the 207 runners competing with a time of 23:42.4. Kasey Klocek clocked in just outside of the top-50, finished in the course in 24:09.4 for 53^rd place.

Closing out the top five was Grace Waage (82^nd, 24:40.7), Janean Hanka (93^rd, 24:51.4), and Hannah Neusch (99^th, 25:02.9). The Jacks finished the white race with 314 points for 10^th place of 36 teams in the team standings.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits will get some time off before the upcoming Summit League Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The men's 8K race is slated to begin at 10 a.m., with the women's 6K race to follow at 11 a.m.

SDSU INDIVIDUALS
White Race
25. Malorie Schmoll – 23:42.4
53. Kasey Klocek – 24:09.4
82. Grace Waage – 24:40.7
93. Janean Hanka – 24:51.1
99. Hannah Neusch – 25:02.9
103. Hannah Nelson – 25:05.9
121. Megan Sievers – 25:29.6
147. Abbey Stadler – 26:38.0
156. Bridget Henne – 27:15.5

Red Race
4. Leah Hansen – 20:52.0 [4]
31. Anna Donnay – 21:43.6 [31]
53. Jessica Christoffer – 22:06.4 [53]
64. Cailee Peterson – 22:14.9 [64]
77. Bailey Dergan – 22:20.9 [77]
95. Caitlin Bright – 22:30.2 [95]
123. Kayla Christopherson – 22:46.6 [120]
126. Claire Beckman – 22:47.1
165. Nicole Greyer – 23:04.9

-GoJacks.com-